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Friday, 9 June 2017

Joint replacement surgery is a very effective way of reducing joint pain, improving a deformity, and supporting to improve patient’s mobility (movement). Generally, surgery is not consider as a last line of treatment but when other treatment such as medications and physical therapy have not helped then surgery is the only way to reduce the pain. People who are referred for joint replacement surgery often have

Severe joint pain

Limping

Stiffness

Muscle weakness

Swelling

Limited motion

People may have problem with daily activities such as walking, standing, getting into and out of cars, putting on socks and shoes, and climbing stairs depending on the level of affected joint and the damage level. The most common causes of not working of joints are rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. There are several factors that contribute in joint weakening and arthritis. They are

Heredity

Problem in joint development

Problem with cartilage

Minor repetitive injuries

Severe trauma to the joint cartilage

Overweight causes early joint problems

The three most common joint replacement surgeries are

Joint replacement surgery is replaced the damaged cartilage and any other bone loss. The damaged joint is resurfaced and the patient’s ligaments and muscles are used for support and help during the surgery process.

Friday, 21 April 2017

Stem cell therapy has been in news for quite some time, for its magical regenerative properties. This has been put to use in treating several disorders effectively. Stem cell treatment for knee cartilage regeneration is one of the latest in the field, enabling a cure for knee arthritis without having to replace the joint.

Stem cells are special cells found in our body that could change or differentiate into other cells. They help in repairing or healing injuries by regenerating the harmed cells. However, when the injury or damage is bigger, an inability to recruit enough stem cells occurs. These can be rectified by extracting stem cells from other areas and concentrating their action in the site of injury. This is what stem cell procedures do.

Procedure for Knee Cartilage Regeneration Using Stem Cell

The stem cell treatment for knee cartilage regeneration involves a minimally invasive procedure. It is a latest development in the field of knee arthritis treatment. Here an arthroscopic procedure is done in the knee area to scrap off the portion of cartilage that is worn out due to arthritis.

Stem cells are extracted from the bone marrow, that is aspirated from the patient’s hip bone and concentrated to cultivate stem cells and associated growth factors. This is then mixed with a clotting gel and injected into the knee joint area where the worn-out cartilage was scrapped out from.

The stem cell treatment procedure is emerging as an alternative for total knee replacement surgery that is widely practised today. The ability of the procedure to retain one’s own knee has increased its popularity among patients.

Friday, 3 February 2017

Herniated disc is a common medical situation among adults. In some people, herniated discs presses against the spinal cord or the nerve roots causing acute pain that is very difficult to bear. These cannot be completely treated with medication. Surgical processes are the best methods to deal with such cases. Discectomy is the surgical process that is done to remove herniated discs that presses against the spinal cord or the nerve roots.

An ortho specialist might suggest a discectomy when the patient has an acute pain on the leg or expresses weakness in the legs or complaint about numbness in the feet. Usually, the ortho specialist would wait for around a month to see if nonsurgical methods can improve the condition of the patient. The surgeon usually resorts to surgical methods only after he finds that medications have been ineffective. Loss of bowel or bladder control and possibility of losing motion of the limbs are also reasons that might force the doctor to go for a

The doctor makes a small incision near the herniated part. He may remove a lamina of the infected part of the vertebrae to have a clearer vision of the herniated disc. Surgeon then cut off the herniated part of the disc. Any lose fragments of bone around the area might also be removed. The whole surgical process is usually done under general anaesthesia. Usually, the patient is made to walk on the first day after surgery. The patient would feel an instant vanishing of the pain but the numbness and weakness from the leg would subside only after few days.

Trauma and Orthopaedic Speciality Hospital (TOSH) is leading hospital that deals with allJoint Problems. Dr. Zakeer Hussain at TOSH has been one of the prominent doctors in this field since long back. Utmost medical care is what discectomy require and that is exactly what one gets at TOSH.

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Stem Cell Therapies is advised if you have encountered an injury to the knee meniscus, cartilage, MCL or ACL ligaments, or have chronic knee pain due to a past injury or arthritis

Stem Cell Therapies have been used in different medical conditions to restore the function and improve the quality of life. In most of the cases, stem cell therapies have been lifesaving. Bone marrow transplant is the most widely used stem-cell therapy.

Stem cell therapy promotes the reparative response of diseased, dysfunctional or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives. It is the advanced level of organ transplantation and makes uses of cells instead of donor organs, which are limited in supply.

Researchers culture stem cells in a laboratory. These stem cells are worked upon to specialize into specific types of cells, such as heart muscle cells, blood cells, bone marrow cells or nerve cells. The specialized cells can then be implanted into a person.

As with most of the medical procedure, stem cell therapy does come with minimal risks. However, advances in stem cell treatment have nullified many of the risks. The biggest risk is most patients undergoing stem cell therapy face is an infection from the extraction of adipose tissue or the injection of stem cells.

The recovery time from a stem cell therapy treatment is virtually none. A stem cell therapy treatment is an outpatient procedure. Other than some minor discomfort at the injection site for a short time after the treatment, patients can return to work the next day. This makes stem cell therapy a great treatment alternative for all those who are concerned about the long recovery time associated with a surgical procedure.

TOSH Trauma & Orthopaedic Hospital is an exclusive orthopedic hospital with international standards. We offer a wide range of services in trauma and orthopedics, and also specialize in high-end primary and revision knee joint replacements.